Similar to the previous ones, with minor updates, including "Why ePortfolios"; this was presented to the Winnipeg Organization of Recruitment Coordinators 14 April 2011.
1. Career Portfolio ManitobaEssential Skills ePortfolio for Employability Don Presant Linda Maxwell Winnipeg Organization of Recruitment Coordinators (WORC) April 14, 2011
2. Why ePortfolio for employability?An increasingly digital life... Google & the Internet Web 2.0 & social software Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn... Job boards & electronic recruitment Monster, Workopolis, Job Bank Digital identity Authentic evidence
3. Human Capital Technology eSourcing/eRecruitment tools Résumé Importing/Exporting/Searching Assessments & Applicant Screening Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) Onboarding (orientation) tools Performance/Talent Management Systems Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS/HRIS) Adapted from http://www.recruitersnetwork.com/software/index.htm
7. Career Portfolio ManitobaCurrent stakeholders: WEM & WPLAR Nonprofit partnerships of Government, Business and Labour WEM: workplace education in Essential Skills WPLAR: workplace Recognition of Prior Learning wem.mb.ca wplar.ca
8. Canada’s Essential SkillsContextualized by workplace occupation… Reading text Document use Writing Numeracy Computer skills Oral communication Thinking skills Problem Solving, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Job Task Planning and Organizing, Significant Use of Memory, Finding Information Working with others Continuous learning
9. The Essential Skills Portfolio Origins and character First immigrants, now “general” Career changers (younger, older..) Reflection on life-wide learning of Essential Skills for employability Build confidence, improve “skills dialogue” Make resumes & cover letters clearer, more credible Preparation tool for interviews More than ES: attitudes, specialized skills Product: ring binder, from electronic templates 18 hours class time + c. 18 hours of homework
15. The “e” factorAdvantages and opportunities Information Management Collecting, archiving, making different versions Measureability Frameworks, rubrics, summative tracking Interoperability Communication with other ICT systems via APIs, open standards Sharing “One to many”, digital copies, links to specific pages Multimedia Video, audio, digital images, online presentations…and scanned docs Internet skills Online research: documents, networks, Internet literacy Collaboration Easy to add comments, edit, mentor, coach Personal Learning Environment Integrated learning environment, professional network, digital identity
17. ePortfolio: Human Capital tool For individual & employer http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/e-portfolios
18. Vision for Career Portfolio ManitobaCareer development for life All Manitobans Learner owned Lifelong Lifewide: home, community, school, work... Based on (not restricted to) Essential Skills Built through partnerships of stakeholders, with WEM and WPLAR as “anchor tenants” Globally aware, locally relevant
19. Choosing the platformThe “Mahoodle” ecosystem INSTRUCTOR LED Archiving Other artefacts Presenting USER DRIVEN Mahara tools: Blog, forum, views Collect, Select, Reflect… Artefacts, commentary, dialogue Human capital development Employability Skills transfer KSA asset building Lifelong learning Networks Peers, mentors Other Web 2.0 tools:
20. Essential Skills ePortfolioProgram overview Adapt the paper curriculum Leverage the “e” factor Embed authentic ICT skills Useful software applications Accessible multimedia hardware Provide ongoing support
24. Current stateLessons learned and learning Shorten curriculum, customize delivery Full vs. accelerated versions Improve worksheet method Triage learners Computer skills gap training Add more exemplars Caucasian, Aboriginal... Document more fully Manual, more/updated videos
25. Next steps Explore more ways to extend Mahara Framework for Moodle 2.0, LinkedIn, GoogleApps But keep it accessible... Polish the business plan Scope provincewide user support needs – other data? Build partnerships
26. Other non-profits Sector Councils Post secondary institutions Provincial government departments Federal departments/agencies Individual employers Potential partners
27. Community of communities“Small pieces, loosely joined” Government Information Portals Student Records Employer HR Management Systems eGovernment Single Window Service Online Credential Verification Mahoodle Hub Localized Labour Market Information Online Mentoring Services Job Boards, Recruitment Sites Web 2.0 YouTube LinkedIn Twitter… Personal Networks, Communities
28. Further reading Presentations about Career Portfolio Manitoba http://bit.ly/CPMBpresentations MyPortfoliohttp://myportfolio.ac.nz/ Report: http://bit.ly/g8JLLQ MOSEP http://www.mosep.org/ Toolbox (curr/report): http://bit.ly/MOSEP_toolbox EIfEL - www.epforum.eu/ ePortfolio Community of Practice (AUS) http://epcop.net.au
29. Career Portfolio Manitoba Career Portfolio Manitoba http://careerportfolio.mb.ca http://bit.ly/eP_example Workplace Education Manitoba http://wem.mb.ca WPLAR http://wplar.ca Contact emails: Linda Maxwell, Keystone Adult Education Services Inc. adulted@mts.net Phyllis Mann, Workplace Education Manitoba PMann@wem.mb.ca
17 page reports300+, more comingIn 1994, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada launched a national research study, the Essential Skills Research Project (ESRP), to examine how the essential skills were used in various jobs. More than 3,000 interviews have now been conducted across Canada with people working in some 180 occupations.The ESRP initially focused on occupations requiring a secondary school diploma or less and on-the-job training.
Step 1: Identify life experiences and identify examples of essential skills that you have Include:Volunteer experiencesHobbiesSchoolWorkStep 2: Reflect – Identify knowledge, skills and attitudesWhat do I know, what can I do, what attitudes are needed? Step 3: Writing outcomes: Clear, correct and concise Complete writing outcomes, using action words Step 4: Group into areas of expertise SMART goals Create functional lists of essential skillsCreate functional lists for areas of expertiseCreate SMART goalsSpecificMeasurableAttainableRealisticTimely Step 5: Put it all together in the portfolioIntroductionTitle PageTable of ContentsPersonal Statement or Introduction Essential Skills ListsAreas of Expertise: Knowledge, Skills and AttitudesWriting OutcomesFunctional ListsResumesCover lettersDemonstrations, certificates, transcriptsGoals/Plans
ePoprtfolio as PLE, learning tool, performance management tool, showcase
e.g. Inspiration from MOSEP
Mahara as “thin” scaffolding for a broader eportfolio ecosystemCurrently experimenting with RSS in/outRecently added Google Apps...not sure all implicationsFuture: Moodle 2.0 and Mahara...dynamic, web service based
Recently themedLogged out contentLogged in: enter course (Group)Course layout: -Orientation/5 steps-Content types: presentation, survey/quiz, (building) task, optional enhancementDemonstrating capabilities as part of course:-Views, navigation blocks, images-Embeds: YouTube, Screenr, SlidecastConnections to Moodle: survey, quiz, glossary, Exemplar portfolio: RommuelParagasVM Immigrant – young male (life story). Many skills, but lacks qualificationsProfile Page: Professional PageDrafts and documentationMultimediaHelp-under construction-moving away from Mahara Users book